System information

Rel. 7.0 and 8.0 Red Book for AIX
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Most HP LaserJet printers use a printer type prefixed with HPLJ, while most dot matrix
printers use either the PRINTRONIX or GENERIC printer type. Zebra label printers use
ZEBRA or GENERIC.
5. In the Printer/Fax field, press F10 and select Printer.
6. In the Description field, enter a description of the printer.
7. In the Macro Enabled (Y/N) field, indicate whether to enable macro logic for this
printer.
8. Assign forms to the printer, as follows:
• Use the Loadable Forms hot key to display the Loadable Forms screen, which lists
the forms loaded for your printer. This screen is empty for new printers.
• For each form to assign, position the cursor on a blank line, press F10 to display the
defined forms, and select one. For example, select PLAIN for reports.
• Press Esc to save your changes.
Note: To cancel your changes at any point, press F12.
9. Continue pressing Esc until you return to the System Files menu.
To add the printer to printer locations:
1. From the System > System Files menu, select Printer Location Maintenance to display
the Printer Location Maintenance screen.
2. In the Printer Location column, select the printer location to which you want to add the
new printer.
3. Press Tab to position the cursor in the first free Pr# column and enter the printer LP
number. For example, for printer LP6 type 6.
4. Repeat steps 2-3, as needed.
5. Press Esc until you return to the System menu.
To assign forms to the printer trays:
1. Change the printer location to which your terminal is assigned to the location to which
you added the new printer as follows:
• From the System menu, select Change Location.
• At the prompt, select the printer location to which you assigned the new printer.
2. From the System > Printers menu, select Forms Loaded to display the Forms Loaded
screen.
3. Use the Arrow keys to select the printer that you just added and press F10 to display a list
of valid forms available for that printer.
4. Select the appropriate form to load on the printer and press Enter. If there is only one
form loaded, it is automatically displayed when you press F10.